Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And the punishment seized them. In that is a proof, but most of them are not believers.

فَاَخَذَهُمُ الْعَذَابُۜ اِنَّ ف۪ي ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَةًۜ وَمَا كَانَ اَكْثَرُهُمْ مُؤْمِن۪ينَ
Faakhathahumu alAAathabu innafee thalika laayatan wama kanaaktharuhum mu/mineen
#wordmeaningroot
1fa-akhadhahumuSo seized themاخذ
2l-ʿadhābuthe punishmentعذب
3innaIndeed
4in
5dhālikathat
6laāyatansurely is a signايي
7wamābut not
8kānaareكون
9aktharuhummost of themكثر
10mu'minīnabelieversامن
  • Aisha Bewley

    for the punishment did come down them. There is certainly a Sign in that, yet most of them are not muminun.

  • Progressive Muslims

    So the retribution took them. In that is a sign, but most of them are not believers.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    So, the Retribution seized them. Herein is indeed a sign, yet most people are not believers (in the Law of Requital).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And the punishment seized them. In that is a proof, but most of them are not believers.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    So the retribution took them. In that is a sign, but most of them are not believers.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    So the retribution took them. In that is a sign, but most of them are not those who acknowledge.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    The retribution overwhelmed them. This should be a lesson, but most people are not believers.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    For they were seized by the torment. Verily there was a sign in this, but most of them did not believe.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

  • Muhammad Asad

    for the suffering befell them . In this , behold, there is a message , even though most of them will not believe .

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    So the retribution came on them. Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    So the chastisement seized them.* Surely there is a Sign in this, but most of them would not believe.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    They were overtaken by Allah's wrath which spoke thunder. This is indeed emblematic of His Omnipotence and Authority but most of them denied Him Who brought them into existence.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    when they were subjected to their punishment.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    So the torment overtook them. Verily, in this is indeed a sign, yet most of them are not believers.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    But the Penalty seized them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    So the punishment overtook them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

  • Taqi Usmani

    and the punishment seized them. Surely, in this there is a sign, but most of them are not believers,

  • Abdul Haleem

    the punishment fell upon them. There truly is a sign in this, though most of them will not believe:

  • Arthur John Arberry

    and the chastisement seized them. Surely in that is a sign, yet most of them are not believers.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    and the torment seized them; verily, in that is a sign; but most of them will never be believers:

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    But they hamstrung her, and on the morrow they repented;

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Then the torment took them (away). Surely in that is indeed a sign, and in no way were most of them believers.

  • George Sale

    For the punishment which had been threatened overtook them. Verily herein was a sign; but the greater part of them did not believe.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    But the penalty seized them, surely there is indeed a Sign in this but most of them do not believe.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Consequently (the threatened) punishment overtook them. Behold! there is a remarkably great sign in this (episode); yet most of them would not be believers.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    So the punishment seized them. There is indeed a sign in that; but most of them do not have faith.